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Spectroscopic ellipsometer and polarimeter systems

US7158231B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 1, 2003
Grant dateJan 2, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2021/213
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A spectroscopic ellipsometer or polarimeter system having a source of a polychromatic beam of electromagnetic radiation, a polarizer, a stage for supporting a material system, an analyzer, a dispersive optics and a detector system which comprises a multiplicity of detector elements, there being apertures before the stage for supporting a material system, and thereafter, the system being present in an environmental control chamber.

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